购gòu
to buy, to purchase. 8 strokes, radical 贝, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 购
Strokes 1–4 write 贝, then strokes 5–8 write 勾.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 购 · the stroke-order rules
What 购 is made of
贝 (bèi, sea shell) and 勾 (gōu, to hook).
贝 carries the meaning — money — and 勾 carries the sound.
Words that use 购
| 购买 | to purchase in bulk 花钱把东西买回来 指挥部批量购买了优质钢材。The command centre purchase high-quality steel in bulk. Lesson 282, 宏基伟业与工程规程 · 现代工造与城市商埠 · Modern Engineering, Commerce & Urban Structure |
| 购物 | consumer shopping 花钱去买需要的东西 市民们安心地在超市购物。Citizens do their shopping at the supermarket with peace of mind. Lesson 283, 物资供给与市场流通 · 现代工造与城市商埠 · Modern Engineering, Commerce & Urban Structure |
| 采购 | to purchase, procure 为单位或团体大批购买所需物品 后勤人员每天清晨去市场采购食材。Logistics staff go to the market each morning to purchase ingredients. Lesson 396, 采办珍馐 · 审时度势与明辨是非 · Discernment & Empirical Truth |
| 收购 | to buy up, acquire 指出资收买大量物品或企业 企业运用科技手段收购大米。The company bought up premium organic rice using modern technology. Lesson 484, 拾级精进 · 文心雅韵与躬行敏求 · Refined Arts & Resourceful Deeds |
Characters that share the sound part 勾
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 贝
All 27 of them, and what the radical means, on the 贝 radical page.